Reel for winding paper.



G. MILLER.

REEL FOR WINDING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1911. I

1,031,56, Patented July 2,1912.

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G. MILLER.

REEL FOR WINDING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. s, 1011.

Patented July 2, 1912.

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GUYON MILLER, F DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO DOWNINGTOWNMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, .A CORPORA- TION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

REEL FOR WINDING PAPER.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July2,1912.

Application filed March 6, 1911. Serial No. 612,476.

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, GUYON M LLEn,- acitizen of the United States, residing 1n Downingtown, county ofChester, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain. Improvements inReels for Winding Paper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates 'to certain improve ments in machines for windingpaper upon reels; the paper being afterwards cut from the reels intosheets. I 4

This invention is particularly adapted for windin tissue paper, but ,itwill'be understood that any paper may be wound upon the machine withoutdeparting. from the essential features of the invention.

The object of theinvention' is toprovide automatic-means for-controllingthe reel as' it rotates so that the paper will be laid on the reelalways at the same distance from the center of the reel and when thepaper is cut from the reel the sheets, will allbe' of thesame length.

The invention also relates to certain-details of constructionwhichwillbe'fully described hereafter.

In the presentinstance the reel is combined' with mechanism for'winding, the paper on mandrels so that themachine can be used eitherfor "forming paper inrolls orin sheets.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1, is a side elevation illustratingmy improved machine for reeling paper ;=Fig. 2, is

spective view of the pinion; Fig. -9, is a perspective-view of thebearing collar, and Fig. 10, is a view of a modification of one featureI of the invention.

bearing sections A are vertically. adjustable on the frames A so thatthereel can be raised "A -4h are bearing sections mounted on the frames Aand having thebearings for the main shaftB of the' winding reel C. The

a sufiicient distanceto allow fortheopera tion of the mandel windingmechanism when the paper is to be wound in the form of rolls.

flanges one the bearing sections A and are carried by the upper ends ofthe frames A and any suitable handle a may be provided for the screws sothat on turning the screws the hearings will be raised a sufiicient distance to allow for the proper working 'of the roller winding mechanismunder the reel. When the paper is being wound upon the reel C thebearing sections rest upon the frames A, as illustrated in Fig. 1..

The shaft B has heads-B ateach end adapted to the bearing sections' A",as clearly illustrated in Fig. i, and the shaft is hollow, as shown.Secured to the shaft are each passage being located at one ,side of thecenter, of the hub and the passages are spaced apart on a curved lineyasshown in Fig. 6. I

00 is a series of'spokesarranged to slide in the passages 12 and eachpair of spokes carries,a segmentalrim section 0. These rim sections arespaced a given distance apart to allow the paper to bag-inwardly as itis being rolled upon the drum. Extending through the shaft B is a longpinion F, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The teeth f of this pinion meshwith the teeth 0 of the spoke sections 0, Fig.7, so that on turning thepinion Fin one direction the several spoke sections, with their rimsections, will be retracted, and when'turn'ed in the opposite directionthe spoke sections will be projected.

The'shaft B is driven "by the main shaft L at one end of the machine andon this shaft is pinion -T, which meshes with a gear wheel T" on aspindle of the head 13 which is secured to the shaft B.

D .is a presserroller, which bears upon the paper as it is being woundupon the aa are screws whichpass through-the.

hubs B, clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. These hubs have a series oftransverse passages,

reel. The shaft D of this presser roller is adapted to adjustablebearings a mounted to slide in thestandards A carried by the bearingsections A- .The bearings are suspended'from screws 2'76 and'thesescrews pass through bevel gears i, mounted in bearings on the top of thestandards A The bevel gears i mesh with'the gears i on a lever H througha rod 12, and on the rod hand operated shaft I having a hand wheel.

I. On turning this hand wheel the bearings with the rollers D are raisedand lowered.

The lever H is connected to a bell crank between the lever H and thebell crank lever H is a coiled spring h The long arm of this bell cranklever extends through the frame inthev present instance and is attachedbeveled disk '9 which is used for the pur-' pose of balancin the disk g.This shaft G drives the pinlon F through the gearing which will bedescribed hereafter, so that when the roller D is raised by theaccumulation'of paper on the reel, it moves the friction disk G in.contact with the disk 9- which will drive the pinion F and as thispinion turns, itmoves the' segments of the reel toward the center of thereel and -as soon asthis is accomplished the friction disk is thrown outof contact until the accumulation of paper causes the reel to againcontract. By this arrangement the surface of paper on the reel is alwaysthe same distance from the center" of the reel. 7

The pinion F extends through the s ind-le b and has at its outer end aworm w eel f which mesheswith a worm e on a transverse shaft E geared tothe shaft G as shown in Fig. l. The shafts E and G are carried bybearings mounted on a sleeve E secured .to the projecting end of thespindle b of the shaft B so that the two shafts and the gearingconnected thereto rotate with the main reel shaft B and as the frictiondisk G has only a longitudinal movement' when it is movedin contact withthe friction disk g','. it will cause the friction disk 9' to rotate theshaft G around its own axis and thus drive the pinion F.

On the shaft E is a handle 6 by which the said shaft may be turned byhand to return the rim sections to the first position after the paperhasbeen wound upon the drum and removed therefrom. It will be bolt anoticed that the roller D and its bearings 11 canbe raised withoutadectin'g the adjusting screws e, as these screws only limit the inwardmovement of the roller D. in the present instance, each screw 5 has yahead i, which is adapted to a strap a and this strap is connected to thebearings a by a The roller D is not a presseir roller, but is simplyactuated by the paper to throw in the mechaninn which retracts thesegments of the reel. This roller can be adjusted to any distancedesired from the center of the reel b means of the hand wheel I. i

In ig. 10, I have illustrated a modification in which a pivoted arm D isused in place of the roller D. This arm rests on the paper as it iswound upon the reel and In the present instance, mounted in bear- 7 ingsin the end frames A is a shaft N having 7 arms Nprojecting at each side,as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and mounted in hearings in one pair of armsN is a mandrel M and mounted in bearings in the other pair of arms is amandrel M. The shaft N can be turned in its bearingsin the frames'A by ahand wheel 12 or a diagonal shaft-n having, in the present instance, aworm n which meshes with aworm wheel a onthe end of the shaft. This wormand worm wheel are inclosed ,in a suitable casing. By this iarrangement, either of the mandrels M or M can be shifted to aposition'to receive paper from a paper machine and the mandrel which isin position is clutched to driv- 1n This construction, is the ordinarytype of. a two mandrel winder. stance the pinion T is loose on thedriving shaft L and a clutch sleeve S is operated by a lever 8 connectedto a hand lever s at the opposite end of themachine by a rods so thatthe drum 0 can be thrown into gear mechanism so that'when the mandrel isdriven the paper will be wrapped around it;

In the present inwith y the driving shaft by operating the lever 8'.

On the driving shaft- L is a belt pulley L and at theextreme inner endof the driving shaft is a pinion is which meshes with the gearwheel isloose on the shaft N and connected-to this car wheel is is a large gearwheel H, which meshes with a pinion 70 on a short shaft K, mounted inbearings se cured in a fixed position and 'm, isa hand operated couplingfor connecting the, shaft K'with the mandrel M, which is in position toreceive the paper.

When it is desired to shift the mandrel,

then the coupling is withdrawn and the mandrel is free to be removed.

One advantage of combining the two winding machines in one machine isthat if sired the paper is cut or broken and the surplus paper is woundupon one of the manreel has receivedthe amount of paper do thus avoidingall waste.

lathe present instance, thegearing is so arranged that the paper is fedfrom the paper making machine over the top of the reel'and between itand the pressing roller.

and, in some instances, it maybe desirable to feed the paper under thereel, in which case I insertan intermediate pinion between the drivingpinion and the gear wheel on the reel shaft.

1 claim:

1. The combination in a machine for winding. paper, of a reel made of aseries of retractable segments;a device bearing upon the paper Wrappedupon the reel; retracting meansfor the segments directly connected tothe device bearing upon the paper sothat as the paper accumulates on thereel and'the device is pushedaway from the reel, thismotion will becommunicated to the retracting means, which will automatically retractthe segments, thus reducing the diame- 2. The combination in a machinefor winding paper, of a reel made of a series of retractable segments, aroller pressing upon the paper as it is wound upon the reel, With meansfor retracting the sections of the reel and connections'betweensaidmea'ns and the roller so that as the roller is pushed away fromthereel bythe paper, it will cause the means to operate to retract thesegments and reduce the diameter of the reel.

p 3. The combination in a machine for winding paper, of areel made up ofa series of retractable segments spaped apart, means for positivelyretracting said segments, a

clutch for throwingsaid means into and out of gear with the drivingmechanism, a roller mounted in bearings and means connecting said clutchmechanism with one of the bearings so that as'the pressure is applied tothe roller to move it away from the reel the clutch mechanism will bemoved so as to cause the driving mechanismto retract the segments of thereel.

4c. The combination in a machine for winding paper, of a reel consistingof a shaft having hubs and spokes extending from the said hubs andhaving segments at theirou'ter ends, means for retracting the saidspokes to decrease the diameter of the reel, a roller, mechanismconnecting the roller with the retracting means so as to cause thespokes to retract and reduce the diameter of the reel as the paper iswound thereon.

5. The combination in a winding machine,

of a reel consisting of shaft having hubs,

said hubs having transverseopenings therein; segmental rim sections,spokes carrying said sections and adapted to the openings in the hubs,each of said spokes having rack teeth thereon,-, with an elongatedpinion mounted within ethehubs, the teeth of said pinion meshing withthe teeth of the spokes, with meansfor'turning the pinion so as to causethe segments to move radially.

. 6. The combination in means for winding paper, of a shaft, hubs onthe. shaft having openings therein spaced apart, one opening being inadvance of the other, said openings extending through the'hubsat oneside of the center, spokes mounted in the openings,

segments secured to the spokes, said segments forming the rim of thereel, teeth on the spokes with a pinion extending through the hubandengaging the teeth so that when the pinion is turned the spokes will beretracted or projected in unison.

7. The combination in a paper Winding machine, of a shaft, means forrotating said shaft, two hubs on the shaft each hub having a series ofopenings extending at one "side of the center and spaced apart, spokesmounted in, the hubs, segments carried by the outer ends of the hubs andforming the rim of the drum uponwhich the paper is to be wound, teeth onthe spokes, a pinion within the shaft and engaging the teeth of allthe'spokes, with means for driving the pinion so as to retract all thesegments in unison.

8. The combination in a winding machine,

'of a shaft, hubs on the shaft, said hubs having openings, a series ofspokes mounted in the openings, segments secured to the outer ends ofthe spokes, the whole forming a reel upon which the paper is wound,teeth on the spokes, an elongated gear meshing with the teeth on all thespokes, a pressing device bearing upon the paper as it is wound andclutch mechanism for throwing the pinion into gear with the drivingmechanism, means connecting the clutch mechanism with the pressingdevice, so that as the pressing device is raised by the paper the clutchwill be thrown into gear to retract the segments of the reel.

9. The combination, in a anachine for winding paper, of a reel havingretractable sections, means for retracting said sections, a roller,adjustable bearings for the roller,

means for adjusting the bearings so as to.

limit the movement of the roller toward the reel and allowing the rollerand its bearings freedom to move away from the, reel, mechanismconnecting one end of the bearings with the means for retracting saidsections of the reel so that as the roller is forced away from the reelby the paper it automatically throws in the mechanism for retracting thesections.

7 10. The combination in winding ma ias iSO'

-gearing between the shaft carrying the friction wheel and the pinion, adevice actuated by the paper as it is wound upon the reel, andintermediate means between the said device and the non-rotatablefriction disk so that when the said disk is moved into contact with therotating friction disk, motion will be imparted to the pinion to retractth segments of the reel.

11 The combination in a machine for winding paper, of a main shaft, areel car ried thereby consisting ofspokes and segments, a pinionextending through the shaft, teeth on the-segments meshing with theteeth on the pinion so that when the pinion is turned in one directionthe segments will be retracted, a bearing sleeve securedto one end ofthe said'shaft, a transverse worm shaft mounted in the bearings in thesaid sleeve, a worm, wheel on the end of the pinion, a second transverseshaft mounted in bearings-on the said sleeve, a friction wheel securedthereto, a friction disk slidably mounted on the end of the main shaft,means for preventing said disk from turning, gearin between the frictionshaft and the worms aft by which the worm shaft is turned when thefriction disk "is moved against the friction wheel, a pivoted lever formoving the saidfriction disk, a roller arranged to be actuated by thepaper as it is wound upon the reel, bearings for the roller,

a bell crank lever having one arm connected to a bearing for the roller,the other arm of the 'bell crank lever being connected to the operatinglever, and a spring mounted between the two levers, the whole being socombined that when the paper increases in thickness onthe reelthemechanism will be thrown into gear to reduce the diameter of thereel. I

12. The combination in a machine. for winding paper, of a main shaft;bearings therefor, a collapsiblereel mounted on the lapsin said reel,friction mechanism for operat ng said means, a roller located 111 closeproximity to the'reel and arranged to be moved away from the reel as thepaper accumulates ,thereon bearings for 'the'said roller, means foradjusting the bearings toward the main shaft, driving mechanism for thesaid main shaft, said friction mech-" anism being connected to one ofthe b ear ings of the reel for throwing the means for collapsing thereel into gear with the main shaft. I c

13. In a winding machine for paper, the combination of two end frames,means for winding paper in. rolls mounted therein, bearing sectionsmounted above the main frame, ashaftcarried thereby a reel; mount ed onthe shaft, a driving shaft common to both the reel shaft and the meansfor winding the paper in rolls, with means for vertically adjusting thebearing sections so as to raise the reel clear of theroll windingmechanism. 2 I i In testimony whereof, -I have signed my name to thisspecification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUYON LER. Witnesses:

'WM. E. SrrUrE,

WM. A. BARR.

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